The REach® blog postings are written by the REach® team and friends of the program, SCV and NAR. It will give you a sense of what the program is about, topics and technologies we find interesting and some insight into what the real estate market is thinking.

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What better time than the start of a new year to look back on progress and successes achieved to date? We’ve had an awesome couple of years since launching in 2012, so in that spirit, we've compiled some of the fun facts and highlights of the REach program in the infographic below. We hope it inspires many new companies to apply for our 2015 Class before the February 20, 2015 deadline!

As we wind down 2014, we are already looking ahead to the exciting new opportunities in the year to come as a fresh new class of companies will enter into the REach program. The application period is now open, and qualified companies are encouraged to apply.

On November 7th at the NAR Annual convention during the "Strategic Technology Solutions and REach Driving Innovation in Real Estate" the REach companies presented their final demo culminating the program.

"The [REach] companies are looking at our industry with a fresh set of eyes and challenging us about whether there's a better way to do things. [Innovation is] the future of our business," said Alex Perriello, CEO of Realogy Franchise Group.

It’s nearly November, and we have New Orleans on our minds as we get jazzed up for the annual REALTOR(R) Conference & Expo, which will mark the conclusion of our 9-month program for our second REach® Class of companies. If you plan to attend the conference November 7-10, we have an action-packed agenda with several opportunities to meet and greet our 2014 Class.